murmurHatsuuma Grand Festival at Fushimi Inari Taisha
Kyoto City · Fushimi Inari Taisha
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Fushimi Inari Taisha · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Feb 1, 2026 （Ended） From 8:00
- 2027
- Dates have not been announced yet. Please check the official website.
- Usual timing
- Usually early February
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held on the first Day of the Horse in February, which changes every year
- Venue
- Fushimi Inari Taisha
- City
- Kyoto City, Kyoto
About
Fushimi Inari Taisha's Hatsuuma festival commemorates the day in February 711 when, according to the shrine, the Inari deity first came down to the three peaks of Mt. Inari: the first Day of the Horse of that month. Two days before, the main hall and smaller shrines are decorated with aoyama-kazari, greenery made from cedar and chinquapin branches from the mountain. Also called fuku-mairi (a pilgrimage for good fortune), the visit draws crowds from the day before, praying for business success and a safe household, and it is known as the first great festival of the new spring in Kyoto. Visitors can receive shirushi-no-sugi, a cedar sprig charm said to come from the custom of pilgrims returning from Kumano taking a cedar twig as proof of a safe journey home. The shrine sits right in front of JR Inari Station.
Sources
- OfficialFushimi Inari Taisha inari.jp
- OfficialKyoto City Tourism Association (Kyoto Travel Navi) ja.kyoto.travel
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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